Brick and tile machine



d l 21, 1.931. A. P. STE-ELIE 1,815,809

BRICK AND TILE MACHINE Filed July 3, 1928 :The novel'features oftinye fdrawings whereinz -j I top plan illustrating a fPatented July 2 1, 1 931 ALnxIs 15mm srnnnn, or" s'rAzrEsv IL E, NORTH CA OLIN --i3nrcx Ann TILE MACHINE i Application filed J i s, 1928," SerialNo. 290,222. I

v point between the-pugging portion and the expressing portion ofthe shaft and contact- I ing with a spiralcarried by the'shaft;

l The invention also has fo'r jan ob ect to pro vide an intermediate bearing means for the shaft ofa straight line combined machine 00- i -actingtherewithin a manner wherebythe shaft may be maintained in desired position v with the pug tub-'and'barrel and which means offers no' hindrance to i,the"desired travel of the material, such as "clay or shale, to the expressing end ofthe shaft.

A further'fobject'Tf heinvent on is topro- 9 vide. means for maintaining along overhung shaft in or near the'c'enter ofth e' pug tub-and,"

of a conventional type, while the portion of the shaftwith'in the barrel 1', orwhat might barrel so that the'kHiVG 'Oarried'by the pug portion of theshaft and the-spirals carried by 7 the expressing portionof the shaft will not I touchor drag onthe tubor barrel.

- I The inVentiO'ncQnsistS in he details of con st'ruction? and in the ,icombination and arangem nt "ofithe several parts I of my improved brick and tile machine whereby cer- 'tain' important 1 advantages are attained and the device rendered s mpler,lessexpensive and otherwlse more convenient and adva'ns tageous for use, asfwill be hereinafter' more nn-usetrortu I I v H 'iivention will hereinafter bedefinitely claimed; I

5? ;In order that my invention' may be the bet-f ter understood, will now proceed to describe theisame with reference to the accompanying ';Figure l is aview'in A Tb rlok andtile'inachine constructed in accord-' ance'withan embodiment of my invention;

- 1 Figures 2 is an enlarged fragmentary View fpa-rtlyin side elevation and pa-rtlylin section 7 illustrating the supporting means for the I s, jeon bine'd shaft "at the outer portion thereof;

" Figure 3 is'a sectional view taken-substan- I ti'ally on the line'3 -3 of Figure 2;

5 3f Figure 4 is a -detai1ed sectional i iew illus-i trating further embodiment of the invene As disclosed in theaccompanying draw ings, 1 denotesthebarrel of'a straight line combinedmachine which is carried by an end i e and constltutes a continuation of a pug tub2'. i r

The outer end of the barrel 1.,has' secured thereto a casting 8 throughwhich the'mat'erial, such as clay or. shale, is fed into the die 4- 1 e0 1 carried by the outer reduced end'of the caste ,isposed axially-of thebarrell andsubstantially central through the tub 2 is a "shaft 5, said shaft extendingfon through for s power application and thrust load. As herein disclosed, the rear end portion of the P TEN O FICETL shaft 5-is connected by a'flexible coupling 6 with an overhanging shaft-7 adapted to be drivenin any desired manner The portion of the shaft 5 within the tub 2 has extending outwardly therefrom the pugging knives8 be termed the expressing portion ofthe shaft,

a spiraljS). This spiral9'togetherwith the has mounted thereon for rotation therewith shaft' 5f extends within thec'a'sting 3V and by an extension spiral 10 which is disposed along theportion of the shaft 5 between the c pug portion and the expressing 'portlon of terminatesclosely'adjacent to the outer end I The inner end of the spiral 9 is continued the shaftand theperiphery of'said extension spiral 10 is provided with ajrelatively wlde,

rim 1 1 t e-provide an increased'bearing sur face. The extension spiral 10 may also be will hereinafter, be apparent, and in the,

present embodiment of my inventionsaid extension orsupporting spiral 10 is insertedin the forward end portion of the'tub 2 or that portion of the tub Qimrnediately adj aeent to i the barrel 1;

The forward end portion of thetubi2gis Q provided in its lower wall with a series of s termed a supporting spiral'for reasons which elongated slots lspaced apartin a direction circumferentially of the shaft 5 and immsi T diately below theextension or supporting tively broad supporting surface with which" the rim 11 of the extension or supporting spiral 10 directly contacts, thus assuring the shaft 5 being effectivelymaintained in desired working "position with respect "to the barrel 1 and the tub '2.

Engaged over the outer rear marginal portionrofeach of the blocks 15 is elongated member 16 of metal or other desired material and "which is provided in its inner. face with a pocket 17 which snugly receives the outer marginal portionof the block 15.

, Extending-outwardly from the wall of the tobQ closely adjacent to the opposite ends of, aslot 14 are-thethreaded shanks 18 which are freely disposed through the" extremities ofthe members-16L Threaded 'upon said shanks 18 and contacting with the outer face a of the associated member 16 are the adjust-' ing nuts 19. By requisite turning movement ofthese nuts 19 the'adjaeent meniberldand associated block 15 will beforced inwardly ofthe tub 2 to compensate for such wear as may occur in connection with eitherthe block 15 or the spiral-10 or both; thus assuring maintenance ofthe: shaft 5 in desired worle ing position: -The extension or "supporting spiral 1O permits an unobstructed travel of the material, such as clay or shale within the barrel :1 foriexpr'essing action by the Spiral 7 1 9 andthe portions-ofthe blocks '15 disposed within the tub 2 serve as additional ribs which, in connection with the ribs 20disfposed along the inner-faces ofthe barrel 1 and casting-"3, will hold the material under pressure? against revolving or. rotating with the spiral: o

It is to be jn'ot-ed that the bearing blocks 15 are sethighe'r on one side than on theother and thus offsetting-any tendency of the sup plementa-l or supporting spiral 10 and the adjacent port-ionof the shaft 5 to movelat orally When'the spiral 10 is inrotation. In

pTra'eticethe 'spiral lOrota-tes in the direction indicated bythe arrow at with a natural tendency to move the shaft laterally inthe sainegeneral direction but, as beforestated,

this is preventedjby providing the higher block15. Infact, it isof advantage to have {the uppermost block to the right of the spiral I '10positioneid above the horizontal center of such-s iral a I In the embodiment of the invention as illnsftratedin Figure 4,:the extension or siup- Q'p'ortiirg' spiral' 10" has contacting therewith the bearing rollers 21 to: maintain the desired positioning of' 'the shaft '51,

ing blocks 15.

'From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a brick and tile machine constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be'assembleda'nd' operated, and it will also :be obvious that my invention is susceptible .of some change and modification :without departing :from the principles and. spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish'tobe understood aslim iting myself-to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out :my invention in practice-except as hereinafter claimed 1 a said driving means a-ndanend portion of the shaft, and-supporting means: engageable from below with theshaft between :the'pu-ggingqportionj andithej expressing portion of the shaft." @f 1 25111 combination with' the-shaft of a strai-gl'it line combined brick and tile machine common-to --both"thetub and barrel, a driving means, 1aflexible connection between said driving means and an end portion ofthe I shaft supporting means engageable from below with the shaft between the pugging' portion andthe expressing portion ofthe; shaft, said means including a spiral carried by the shaft, and supporting members carried by the machine and with which the periphery of the spiral contacts I a 7' Y In combination with the shaft ;O f a straight line combined brick tile machine common to boththe -tuband barrel, a driving means, a'flexibl'e connection between said driving means and an endportion of the shaft, supporting means engageable from below with the shaft betweenfthe pugging'pon tion andthe expressing poftion'of the shaft, said means "including a spiral carried by the shaft; and supporting :membersicarried "by 41 In astraight linecombined'brick and ing' spiral carried: by the shaft between the v pnggingportion andithe expressing portion, andsupporting means for the shaft engageablewith the periphery of the spiral, said supporting means coacting only with one side of the spiralfiabove', the horizontal center of the spiral.

. In a'straight lineioombined brick and tile mac-hine, the combination with the shaft common to the tub and barrel; of a support- 7 ing spiral carried by the shaft between the pngging portion and the expressing portion, i and supportingmeans for the shaft engageable with the periphery of the spiral from be-,

low and at one side atfa point above thehorizontal center of the spiral.

6.1 In a straight line combined brick and I "tile Inachineflthe combination with the shaft spiral than at the other.

commonto the tub and barrel of a supportingspiral carried by the shaft between the pugging portion and the expressing portion, and supporting means for the shaftengageable with the periphery of thespiral, said supporting means being higher at oneside of'the 7. A combined brickandltile machine com prising a tub andbarrel, 'a shaft common to the tub and barrel, asupporting spiral carried by theshaft between the pugging por-- I tion andthe expressing portion, and support-' ing means for the shaft'engageable with the periphery of the spiral, the portion of the V tub above the spiral being open.

7 8.;[In a straight line (combined briek and tile-machine, the eombinatiomwith the shaft 1 common to the tub and barrel of asupporting'spiral carried by'the shaftbetween the pugging portion and the expressing portion, and 'supportingmeans for the shaft engageable'with the periphery of the spiral, said supporting spiral being free of pressure from:

' above. f I

, v 9. In combination with the shaft of a" straight line combined brick and tile machine common to both the tub and barrel, a driving means, a flexible Connection betweensaid driving means and an end portion of the I shaft, and supporting means for the shaft signature.

positioned between thepngging portion and the expressing portion of the shaft.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my i P. STEELE; 

